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Void Linux

Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages...

Void's desktops: XFCE, Enlightenment and MATE

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Linux
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Rolling Release
  2.  Linux-based
  3.  GNU/linux-libre
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  Ad-free
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Works Offline
  8.  Independent

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  • Creative_joe reviewed Void Linux  

    Void devs purposefully excluded a very popular package from their repo for political reasons instead of technical reasons. I wouldn't trust it.

  • vbsrdbfsw liked Void Linux

Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
Sam Lander
2

Perhaps the best daily driver for security and low system resources. Not as easy out of the box as Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora.

It is pretty straightforward to install, but this tutorial is a straightforward way to ensure it works on VirtualBox: https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-installation/

revolver

Thank you for the step-by-step guidance it was really helpful.

Top Negative Comment
Creative_joe
0

Void devs purposefully excluded a very popular package from their repo for political reasons instead of technical reasons. I wouldn't trust it.

revolver
0

Stable, extremely fast, and unique it doesn’t imitate or fork from any other distribution. Many thanks to everyone involved in developing this distribution, I highly recommend trying it.

IamPyu
2

Amazing minimal, BSD-feeling Linux Distro.

RemovedUser
2

Void Linux is an amazing minimal rolling-release distribution. @ab1's review say it's slow in updating, but Void is rolling release and updates fast.

Void is minimal and uses a BSD-Like init script instead of systemd. It's not a fork of any distribution either.

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ab1
-3

Void Linux is quite slow in updating even the most important packages. Not good for my usage. Might be good for you...

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What is Void Linux?

Void is a general purpose operating system, based on the monolithic Linux kernel. Its package system allows you to quickly install, update and remove software; software is provided in binary packages or can be built directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection.

It is available for the Intel x86®, ARM® and MIPS® processor architectures; Software packages can be built natively or cross compiling through the XBPS source packages collection.

Not a fork!

Void Linux is an independent distribution, developed entirely by volunteers. Unlike trillions of other existing distros, Void is not a modification of an existing distribution. Void's package manager and build system have been written from scratch.

Rolling release

Install once, update daily. Your system will always be up-to-date. Thanks to our continuous build system, new software is built into binary packages as soon as the changes are pushed to the void-packages repository.

Void Linux information

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.6

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  • Supported Languages

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